Community News

by Dwight Jones

Epic Wear, newly opened at 11 West Main Street in Waukon, recently received a First Dollar visit from the Waukon Chamber of Commerce. Pictured at the First Dollar certificate presentation are, left to right, Waukon Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors members Gail Prestemon, Dan Headington and Sherrie Hunstad, and Mandy and Tyler Halverson and John Seibert of Epic Wear. For more information about Epic Wear call 563-568-2301 or visit www.getepicwear.com. Submitted photo.

The Waukon Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the First Annual Holiday Merchant Madness Punch Card Promotion to promote local shopping. The theme of the promotion is “Have a Holly Jolly Christmas,” which complements the traditional Christmas Fantasy hosted by Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation each year in Waukon and also the annual Lighted Holiday Parade.

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Board members of the Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation have recently established the Veterans Memorial Health Care Foundation Endowment for Education, Recruitment and Retention. The new fund will be held within the growing family of endowments within the Allamakee County Community Foundation (ACCF), an affiliate of the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque (CFGD).

Northeast Iowa Business Network has partnered with the University of Northern Iowa to offer an online contest worth $15,000 to regional entrepreneurs and small business owners that began September 3. After a voting process of more than one month, the four area businesses that received the most votes and emerged from the 17 first entered in the contest will now vie for the honor of Northeast Iowa winner.

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by Dwight Jones

Allamakee County Economic Development (ACED) will be offering free and confidential business assistance Tuesday, December 4. ACED has partnered with J. Steve Horman to offer one-on-one, free and confidential counseling services.

Library patrons have anytime, anywhere access to a dynamic collection of digital audio books and eBooks through the library service NEIBORS, the North Eastern Iowa Bridge to Online Resource Sharing. Robey Memorial Library in Waukon will be offering two NEIBORS Training sessions Thursday, November 29 at 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.